Walk Keswick old railway line – Lake District, Cumbria, England

Published on by Mélodie

Great family and dog friendly walk from keswick to the bottom of Latrigg summit passing by the old Keswick to Threlkeld railway line. A section of this walk is pushchair / wheelchair friendly.

Superbe randonnée familiale et accessible aux chiens partant de Keswick et passant par le bas du sommet de Latrigg et l’ancienne voie ferrée de Keswick à Threlkeld. Une partie de cette randonnée est accessible aux poussettes et fauteuils roulant.

Information to walk along the keswick old railway line :

  • Distance: 8.2km
  • Duration: 3h with plenty of breaks
  • Ascent: +217m
  • Level: moderate
  • Car Park: Keswick Car Park, by the swimming pool, Station Ave, Keswick CA12 4NE, United Kingdom, Fees apply (Can only pay by coins)
  • Pushchair friendly: the section on the Keswick old railway line is pushchair friendly.
  • Dog Friendly: Yes, can have some livestock on the path towards the bottom of Latrigg summit.
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Along the Keswick to Threlkeld old railway line, Cumbria
Along the Keswick to Threlkeld old railway line.

Mid-june the weather was a bit undecided in Whitehaven so we decided to drive to Keswick to walk on the old railway line that has been converted into a bicycle/ pedestrian lane. I have been wanting to walk there since it was re-opened In 2020 and beginning of this year reading a walk by Mike from Down by the dougie blog using that railway line motivated me to plot a shorter circular walk.

Mi-juin le temps était un peu indécis à Whitehaven. Nous avons donc décidé de conduire jusqu’à Keswick pour randonner sur l’ancienne voie ferrée qui a été converti en voie cyclable/ sentier de randonnée. Cela fait depuis que la voie a ré-ouvert en 2020 que j’avais envie d’y faire une randonnée. Après avoir lu l’article de blog de Mike du blog Down by the dougie en début d’année, cela m’a encore plus motivé à tracer une randonnée circulaire un peu plus courte que la sienne.

Find Mike’s walk passing by Latrigg summit here.

bottom of Latrigg, Cumbria
Field full of flowers

So that day after parking by the Keswick’s swimming pool, we took the old railway line from its start and walked towards Threlkeld village. The line has been really well renovated and now bicycles, pedestrians and dogs can enjoy it. It is even pushchairs and wheelchairs friendly so perfect for the entire family. The old railway line is mostly flat and has some great views on the surrounding summits and valley. It is a lovely area, very peaceful.

Ce jour là, après nous être garé sur le parking de la piscine de Keswick, nous avons emprunté l’ancienne voie ferrée depuis son début et avons marché en direction du village de Threlkeld. La voie a été très bien rénové et maintenant les vélos, piétons et chiens peuvent en profiter. C’est même accessible aux poussettes/ fauteuils roulant ce qui est parfait pour toute la famille. L’ancienne voie ferrée est pratiquement plate et offre de magnifique vues sur les sommets et vallée environnants. C’est un endroit très agréable et paisible.

Bottom path of Latrigg, Cumbria
Open view

We decided to stay on the railway line until reaching Brundholme, where we took left to join the top of Brundholme wood. It was by now very sunny and even hot and we decided to keep walking through Brundholme wood to join Whinny Brow and the Cumbria Way path towards Keswick. The views were amazing and the fields full of flowers. It was a great day out enjoying the sun.

Nous avons décidé de rester sur la voie jusqu’à arriver à Brundholme, où nous avons tourné à gauche pour joindre le haut du bois de Brundholme wood. Il faisait maintenant un magnifique temps et même assez chaud et nous avons décidé de continuer à marcher à travers le bois de Brundholme wood pour rejoindre Whinny Brow et le sentier du Cumbria Way en direction de Keswick. Les vues étaient magnifiques et les champs remplis de fleurs. Ce fût une très belle journée à profiter du soleil.

Have you walked the Keswick old railway line before?

Avez vous déjà marché sur cette ancienne voie ferrée?

Find more dog friendly walks in the Lake District in this page. To read all our adventures in the United Kingdom it is here.

35 thoughts on “Walk Keswick old railway line – Lake District, Cumbria, England”

  4. That looks brilliant! I don’t know why more of our old railways haven’t been converted like this. As well as providing nice places to walk, they’d be brilliant for encouraging safe cycling between towns and promoting green travel – don’t know how councils miss this 😂

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  5. I have walked along that railway line path into Keswick before, many years ago, 2008 in fact when we stopped at Low Briery for a week. I know it has been updated in recent years, especially since the floods a few years back I think.

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  9. The walk along the old railway line looks like a wonderful place to enjoy nature as it enables you to witness some lovely views that people may otherwise not be able to see. Thanks for sharing, and have a good day 🙂 Aiva xx

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  13. A good low level route, that Mélodie. I walked it, with a diversion up Latrigg, on Boxing Day when we were staying in Keswick over Christmas on the only decent day of the holiday. Great views all the way round

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